(Last week's rankings in parentheses)

1 New York Giants. G-Men have trailed only 18 of 300 minutes. (1)

2 Indianapolis Colts. Only 316 of 1,196 survived on USS Indianapolis. (2)

3 New Orleans Saints. Eli is litmus test for Saints' No. 6 defense. (3)

4 Minnesota Vikings. Favre, Ray Lewis meet for first time. (7)

5 Philadelphia Eagles. Westbrook, McCoy to rotate at RB. (8)

6 New England Patriots. Only 18th in scoring. (5)

7 Denver Broncos. If they played on neutral field, Pats win. (14)

8 Cincinnati Bengals. Hall, Joseph doing job at CB. (16)

9 Atlanta Falcons. Offense is awesome. (10)

10 Pittsburgh Steelers. Injury to DE Smith hurts. (9)

11 New York Jets. Pass rushers drooling. (4)

12 Miami Dolphins. If they played on neutral field, Jets win. (19)

13 Baltimore Ravens. I like Ravens today. (6)

14 Chicago Bears. ATL stole win from Bears last year. (12)

15 San Diego Chargers. Huge game for Men of Norv. (15)

16 San Francisco 49ers. Didn't see 45-10 egg laying coming. (11)

17 Dallas Cowboys. Quad strain nags Barber. (13)

18 Arizona Cardinals. No. 1 at stopping run. (18)

19 Seattle Seahawks. Seattle was first U.S. city to play a Beatles song on

radio. (25)

20 Green Bay Packers. Lions haven't won in GB since "91. (17)

21 Houston Texans. Billboard capital of America. (21)

22 Jacksonville Jaguars. Lost, 41-0, and are 9-point favorites. (20)

23 Carolina Panthers. The problem: Run game is 23rd. (23)

24 Washington Redskins. The problem: Run game 25th. (22)

25 Tennessee Titans. Three key DBs are out. (24)

26 Detroit Lions. Just 22 players left from 0-16 Lions. (27)

27 Cleveland Browns. Can't break Steeler curse. (30)

28 Buffalo Bills. Did someone say "Pop Warner offense?' (26)

29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nine straight losses. (29)

30 Oakland Raiders. No light emerging from Black Hole. (28)

31 Kansas City Chiefs. Have lost 28 of last 30. (31)

32 St. Louis Rams. Fifteen straight losses. (32)